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Jeddah flood toll rises to 83: reportsJeddah, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Nov 26, 2009 More bodies have been recovered in the western Saudi city of Jeddah, gateway for Muslim pilgrims headed to Mecca, pushing the death toll from Wednesday's flash flood to 83, reports said on Friday. The Al-Watan and Okaz newspapers said the toll had risen to 83, nearly all of them in Jeddah, after the Red Sea port was hit by a torrential downpour that sparked what observers said looked like a ... read more |
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Nazirpur (AFP) Nov 28, 2009At least 33 people were killed and dozens more were feared dead after a Bangladeshi ferry crammed with over 1,000 people going home to celebrate a Muslim holiday capsized, an official said Saturday. "We have recovered 33 bodies. We believe dozens more people were trapped in cabins and in the hold under the water. We fear they have died," local police chief Zakir Hossain told AFP in Nazirpur ... more  
Kathmandu (AFP) Nov 28, 2009Nepal's cabinet will meet in the shadow of Mount Everest next week to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, officials said Saturday. Twenty-six ministers, together with staff, will travel to the town of Gorakshep, high up in the foothills of Everest, for the special climate-themed meeting, said Bishnu Rijal, press advisor to Prime ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Nov 29, 2009Australian scientists are working to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country's woolly flocks, a researcher said Sunday. Twelve percent of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions originate with agriculture, and some 70 percent of that amount is blamed on ruminant livestock, with most of it coming from burps, study leader ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Nov 29, 2009From cautiously advising that man-made, heat-trapping carbon gases would disrupt Earth's climate system, mainstream scientists are increasingly convinced that the first signs of change are already here. Following are the main indicators, reported in the scientific press over past three years: RISING SEAS: Sea levels have risen in tandem with global warming, according to the UN's ... more 
Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2009Top French chefs this week pledged to keep bluefin tuna and other threatened fish species off the menu, whatever the cost. With half of the fish eaten in Europe dished up in restaurants, it was high time for the food-loving nation's leading chefs to take a stand, said one of the country's greatest chefs, Olivier Roellinger. Roellinger, celebrated for his fish and seaweed fare in western ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2009UNAIDS said Friday it had launched a campaign to address rampant discrimination against people living with HIV in China, with the help of Chinese NBA megastar Yao Ming. The campaign, launched with China's health ministry, will see posters and videos of Yao and his fans, including some with HIV, displayed on giant screens in 12 cities across China, the United Nations agency said in a ... more |
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